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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. I diversified and they provide the stU-I '1----------- An Impression of dent with a sound pre-professional II Western Maryland ~';:;:~;;,,;,~~,,:'t'::;d:tat::n'~:~~:'IN RETROSPECT ti-e-cur-ricular activities are numerous By L. FORREST FR"':'=:"_____ and provide adequate opportunity rcr self-expression, thereby aiding the Sad must be the man who has no It is with real pleasure that I ac- student in discovering his vocational happy memories-no reminiscences-c- cept the invitation of the editor of the Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on 'I'hurs- aptitudes and interests, and in cultl- no youthful experiences to recall. day, semi-monthly du ring October, November, February, March, April, May, Gold Bug to give my impresaions of vating healthful and cultural leisure Four years have passed for the Class and monthly during September, December, and January, by the students of Western Mal'yland College at the end time pursuits. of '3S-four years marked by lncl- western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland. Entered as second-class of my first year on the campus. matter at the Westminster Post Dffice.rundai- the Act of March 3, 1879. After making the acquaintance of Although the College is ill the pro- dents both amusing and sed=-experi- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 A YEAR cess of a building program, her aim ences never-to-be-forgotten .. As the an individual, one is invariably asked is not "bigger and finer" buildings, year ~raws to .a close, might we the question; "What do you think of but to provide those facilities pause ~ust a .whlle to recall some of 1931 Member 1938 So-and-so?" You will often hear which deems necessary to carry I those little t.hing s t~at will always be l=B,ocialed CbUe6iale Pre" such trite replies as: "He's O.K." or- out her educational program effect- deal' to you as "treasures" of your "Swell fella". In this same presump- tuous manner I could reply, "Western ~~~I~~'litte~hCfo~.s t~~el'~~~l;.ef::~~:.~te~~I co~e:ue ~::t~all men do you re- EDITORIAL STAFF Maryland is O.K."; "It's a swell EditOI'-in-CMe/ .. FRANK COE SHERRARD, '39 place." Although such terse gener- ~~~st, to a limi~~~ii:\ o~el~~:~~~Yf:~I ~~~ll~~~ ~~\:~Y:t '::;;~t~iC~f ~~~I:;: Aeeooiate Editor .. VERONICA KOll-fPANEK, '40 alities convey an inkling of one's feel- lfianagin,rl Edit01' .................... PAUL BURTIS, '40 vored all those in~erested i; west-I that doesn't mean that you haven't News Editol·. ... _.. _......................... ALVIN NEWTON, '40 ings, the inferences taken are largely ern Maryland. had to be put to bed since then . COllY Edito)' ....................... _.. _.. __._.. _ ROTH MANSBERGER, '41 subjective. I should, therefore, like Copy Reader .......................................... CATHERINE COUNCELL, '41 to state my impressions more explicit- Lastly, and J would value this as ~l~~llber?nevertheless, don't you re- pj'oo/ Edif.or. . __ _.. __.. _._.. __._.. _.. __ SUE PRICE, '40 Proof Rcader _. . ._ __. ._.. _ __.__._.. __ TRAGO BRUST, '39 ly. ;:~~t ~::~~~~~a~i~e!h:Ol~Vf~l~:'l'~'e::.:ri~ How thankful you all must be that Fcat.l!?·e Editore . LAWRENCE FREENY, '39: KATHERINE KLIER, '40; The above analogy is made advised- MARGARET PACKWOOD, '40; GRACE MACVEAN, '39 ly for I believe that a college, like .i an environment that has been created ~~~~:ll~e~li,;n~:r t~X~stl~~~~'~:~~:I~erd Sports EditoJ's _....... LAWRENCE STROW, '39: MARY JANE HONEMAN, '39 has an individuality-a per- by the unselfish service of generations you no longer have to hold your Assistant Sports Editors !'IIASON SONES, '40: HAROLD SOLOMON, '41 I)f men and women of strong moral Typists ._....... BETTy Lou BlITMAN, '41: ELLENE Em.-fOND, '41 if you will. Certain chai-ne- fiber. Every student who has matric- breath for fear the waiter- would not BUSINESS STAFF teristics, traits, and habits unite to get back before the inventor of the '39 make a person, while similar intan- ulated has contributed to the charac- movement had taken care of all the '40 gibles are coordinated in a college. tel' and personality of this old coi- "firsts". '40 l at-r-ived upon the campus late one lege, and in return, he has acquired How about the days when Elwood Reporters contributing' to this issue: Katherine Ber-ry, William Shockley, Mar- afternoon last Fall, and with my certain habits, and certain strengths Andrews used to sleep ill short beds garet Lavin, Marbury Linton, Russell Jones. . . Family saw for the first time a 'Vest- of character and personality which ... or rather, as one of his ern !\faJ'yland sunset. That moment materially and spiritually support mates said, in beds? was condu:;ive to musing upon the hu- , him in preparing and adjusting him- 111 Summary Do you recall how Dean ~:~o~e!:C!:l~h:,h;~~ln~::~;l'o~n~ :~:~:gC~I :;~~rf~~.aad::i~~~. and worthwhile life tried to campus lllen for cutting Another graduating class is about to go out fl'om hundreds of el how the mighty guardians colleges all over the United States. To say just what they' are The realization, that upon this one- t the football dorm dared him to enter taking with them would be difficult. Each member brought some~ time wooded hilltop stallds the college their pOltals at the risk of the sudden thing different with him to the college; each probably found some- built of the hopes and ideals, the love descent of an ash can_. how he thing different there for him, and each probably will leave with and devotion, the pride and sacrifice once wanted a lie detector to discover something different. of generations of fathers and sons, the "roots of all evil" how What graduates will have found in college will depend to a and mothers and daughters, conveys "Alfy" Goldberg was once forced to certain extent on what they came to look for. Those who came to something of the soul of Western bear the brunt of accusation for the college in search for nothing probably found nothing. Those who TlIaryland. Thc founders chose we]] whole dorm? Ah those were the came in search of a method of making a living will probably have the location of a school which in the found it, although they would have found it much sooner else- care of loving hands has t.urned into da~:,:vh:~i::le;I:~el:~~~e;l~oked whe~\ where. Those who came for a good time will have found it if they singular in beauty, I he first arrived on the Hill ... but? knew where to look for it. I'ich in tradition, W01·tll~'in oh how quickly he got into the ~ According to one conception of college, it may be compared educational esteem swing of things. Remember when ]le , to a Jittle pond where the students as big frogs can swim peacefully Not long ago 'J discovered a bench took the legs off a dining room table about in the quiet waters and gaze out on the broad and troubled upon which was mounted an engraved ... when he and "Skip" Church es- ocean of life into which they must soon plunge. The students can plate bearing the tablished "little game rooms" on the test their against those of other members of their genera- third floor of Hel'ing Hall. tion. can discover their strengths and their weaknesses. ed "'estern Maryland Then thel'e was the time when the. cu!t'ied this ben"IJ," To bench president of the "romen's .~ ... iI!\!o!jii~:t;c,';o~~~~~Ctth~~.lattel. 01' find a chll.nnel of life in which wit'lt i'ts lnscl'iption is of the Government had her trials as a . year's gr~duates will have been spectatol's of foul' years warmth of feeling, the hospital- man. of troubled history 1I1a world where they must soon accept leading ity and friendlines~ of Western Mary_ nig'ht for fifteen minutes. It looks roles. They_ have had an opportunity to form their philosophy of land. On the campus, students and ALFRED GOLDBERG like eX]Jerience is the best teacher. life, moral and religious, in an atmosphere of tranquility and non- faculty alike favor each other at all Tin can lanterns . a tin pan prejudice, free from worldly responsibilities. times with a friendly gJ·eeting. The "\Vho came second", was the only band. . a parade out Ridge Road Some students will have taken advantage of the above oppor- customary, "Helld; Dcan", 200 times a question as the results of the Sopho- and thl'ough 'Vestminster oh, tunity. On the other hand, some will have come to college with day-and my impression? 'Vell,- more comprehensivcs came rolling in. yes, now you re lllem bel' the their religious and moral convictions established, will have seen that's Western Maryland. Her sons Little doubt was entertained as to freshman lantern chain for the men. them disintegrated, and after fOUl" years will leave with little and daughters, and her friends in the \vho had come in first. It was 1936 What a time that was!! That was the gained and their self-confidence destroyed. Perhaps their self-con- community are all contributing from and Alfred Goldbel'g was a Sopho- tillle Charlie Ehrhardt made his first fidence was ill-founded, but even ill-founded self-confidence is bet- day to day to preserve fol' big mistake. Can you still feel, Rev- ter than no self-confidence at all. tiOllS of students and walk- erend, that bucket of water ~'ou got At any rate foUl' years is a long time. We hope that all the for l'efusing to join the lantern young people who have spent the last four years in colleges, will chain? take away something which will justify their time. Speaking of water boys are wondering why Dean Free has never been watcr-bagged. It The Future of Democracy with- I looks as though their desire to do so will be their only memory in that line. The future of democracy depends largely upon the college More power to you, Dean!!! youth Qf. today. If you don't believe it, listen to the commencement . 'Ve can't exclude the faculty speaker Monday-he will probably tell you so. Most commence- III I these rcminiscences for after from all ment speakers do. As editor-in-chief of the Gold BU[J they too are memories. We are not ridiculing commencement speakers, we are agree- faculty members, the l:r.esident of the ing with them. Our present purpose is to supplement their ex- College,-€verybody .lomed in the he established an all-time record for Can't you imagine Professor Raver hOl'tations with the statement that the future of democracy is dark' p.arade and ma~e the most enthusi.as- the most work done with the telling Benjamin and MacPhel'son to and uncertain if college youth in general resembles the youth of hc demonstratIOn. of college SPll'lt sacrifice of pel'sonal effort. The "Scat!" The boys were merely check- \Vestern Maryland. that r have ever wItnessed. That day ~~~;l ci~oPue~·::~~;le~~h~:~~~.eu:l~e~~n:~~i ;!.g: 'u's, ;1:.0;~::~~':· b~~teC~~lgca~?~ Democracy can be successful only in the presence of people d~lllonstrated to me, as. ~ am sure It who desire to govern themselves. The approximately 115 young dId to all who ~artJc~pated, th,{t ~: t~:ca~~I::~ ~~~l~~)~~:C~~ii~gh:~~:;e men and women who will soon leave Western Marvland have dur- Western Maryland IS sohd to a man ~l: ~.o~~e~~~~\,~!:.:~\l~~i;~;sS~::~~~b:ll ' of Sulu, alias "Tony" Ortenzi. one "Fleem" of wiles the only to ing their four years at the college manifested no "desire for self- in loyalty to the "Old College". government. On the contrary, they have consistently shown only There are many colleges, in fact, Fleming. As a music lover he cam- Girls ... you'll never forget the apathy for the "God-given" right of self-government. ap]Jroximately two thousand of them paigned long and unsuccessfully to baked beans in the cubicles . the have l\Iis5 Gesner make the "Marche the cowbell used for a fire alarm As the twig is bent, so shall it grow. It is only logical to as- in the United States, where the stu- sume that the 1938 Western Maryland graduates will make the dent may obtain all education. How- Slav" the theme song of her Tuesday tin pan parades. kind of members of their state as they have of their college. The evel', if we were to review the various evening broadcasts. Dear 01' McKinstry Hall. . the passive attitude of the present seniors is not unique with them. definitions of a college education we Small in size, but powerful .)f scene of the surprise party at which They probably inherited it from previol1s classes; they have cer- cOllld easily fill this column as demonstrated his Janet MacVean received an ash tray. tainly passed it on to their thl'ee classes which they will soon leave them. But we are record, AUl'ed has a Remember what fun it was trying to behind them. interested the opportunities 1l1e1l101'~'with outstanding swim in the foot of water in the bath- \Vhen students do not vote in student elections where they the Western Maryland stu- scholal'ship to gl'aduatc with honors rooms. "Chippy", do you ever feel know first hand the qualifications of their candidates, it is difficult dent. As I have viewed the objectives in historJ" His recent winning of the ~he effects of that plaster deluge? to conceive that they will go to the polls to vote for national candi- of this college and the program of histon' prize is a well merited award We've often wondered if it dented dates of whom they have only heard. Recently, a representative of WlTicular and c.xtra"cul')'icular activ- for his excellence in that field, and be only your mirror. 'Vasn't it in TlIc- the student government was elected by seven members of the ities set forth for the attaining of will doubtless pursue it further in Kinstry that "Bert", Jon, Anna, and junior class. There were over fifty eligible voters. Such is the es- those objectives, I find Western graduate school next fall. Sarah opened a sandwich grill? teem of self~government at 'Vestern Maryland. Maryland definitely committed to cer- Business women in the making. liVe We do not say that democracy is the best form of government; tain ideals. In the first place, the col- can still see Ann Dill's tennis shoes nor do we say that it is not the best. We only say that it is a form lege and its constituency believe there FINAL CHOIR CONCERT flying out the windows and hear the of government which cannot continue to exist when its most en- is great advantage in the limiting of stones bounce against the panes a3 lightened members have lost interest in it. the size of the college 'in order to l\liss Maude Gesner, Professor of "Doc" Coleman let the maidens know The principles of democracy are dead in Western Maryland's more effectively meet the individual Music, has announced that the Wom- he was outside. student body. Those students who screamed at the Supreme Court needs of her students. By means of en's Glee Club will presellt a concert Think of the days when "Jerry" proposal and at the Reorganization Bill would have done a greater slllall instruction gl'OUPS, and mcth- at the Maryland Casualty Club on Balderson was called bashful and service to their cause of democracy by a little action on the campus. ods adapted to the individual, every 23, 1939. It will be one in the Frank Malone was dubbed "Dope". The college citizens of today will be the state citizens of to- student has an vpportnnitJ, to ad- of spring concerts sponsol'ed by Remember how "Jerry" had to put morrow. They can be no better state citi;lens than they have been vance to his fullest capacity. Offer- I t.lle Maryland Casualty, in which the "Butch" Moore to bed in the second college citizens. ings of the curriculum are liberal and Vesper Choir appeared t.his spring. (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)